SECTOR: Education
SONA YEAR: 2022
Institute refresher courses for teachers
PROMISE STATUS - DATE: In progress as of 07/17/2023
- Duterte-Carpio said in her Basic Education Report that the department is improving the capacity of school teachers and leaders. She reported that:
- 226,367 teachers and school leaders underwent capacity development initiatives.
- 15,331 educators and school leaders received graduate scholarships.
- 17,636 teachers for kindergarten to grade 3 were trained to enhance teaching methods and skills in assessing an early learner’s reading and numeracy skills.
- 161,700 teachers completed teaching courses, supported by the National Educators’ Academy of the Philippines, an attached agency to DepEd mandated to hone the professional development of educators.
- In September 2022, DepEd set up a technical working group to oversee the agency’s National Education Portal. It aims to introduce new features to the portal which will allow collaboration among students, and promptly address accessibility issues and security vulnerabilities.